European Patent Office

T 1091/00 (Edible oil/MARTEK CORPORATION) of 02.07.2002

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T109100.20020702
Date of decision
2 July 2002
Case number
T 1091/00
Petition for review of
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Application number
91903945.3
IPC class
A23L 1/054
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Docosahexaenoic acid, methods for its production and compounds containing the same
Applicant name
MARTEK CORPORATION
Opponent name
OmegaTech, Inc.
Aventis Research & Technologies GmbH
Monsanto Company
Nagase Biochemicals, Ltd.
Board
3.3.02
Headnote
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Keywords
Main request - added matter (no) - basis in the application as filed
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes) - respondent's misinterpretation of the product's features
Novelty (no) -
not a limiting feature over the prior art
First auxiliary request - added matter (no) basis in the application as filed
Novelty (yes) - features of the product claim and of the process claims not to be found in the available prior art
Catchword
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Cited cases
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the first instance for further prosecution.